Updating a DLL in the GAC

Question

I have an API DLL that several third party applications reference.

Some of these applications want things two ways in terms of updates. 1) I want the latest stuff 2) D

Answer 1

References can include version information or reference whatever version is available. This is determined by the author of the application that references your DLL. Of course, you can ship your updated DLL as having the same version as in the GAC, but the whole point of versioning stuff is to let all parties handle updates correctly. So you might need to refine your task.